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You may use your laptop / PC to complete the network configuration of the camera.
Before configuring this camera on your laptop / PC, make sure:
Your Windows operating system is Windows 7, Vista or XP.
(Recommended) Your router supports UPnP, and this function is enabled.
Note:
If your wireless router doesn’t support UPnP, you need to additionally access your router for port
forwarding. For details, please refer to “APPENDIX 3 CONFIGURE PORT FORWARDING” at page
23.
You have noted down the IP address of your router.
Note:
For details, please refer to the user manual of your router, or check with your installer.
You have downloaded “IPScan.exe” in your laptop / PC.
Note:
Please download “IPScan.exe” from
HERE
Step1: Connect your laptop / PC to the router.
Step2: Open “IPScan.exe” ( ) to search your camera, and:
Note down the IP address and port number after search, such as “192.168.2.25” and “88” in our example.
Select the IP address, and click “Configure” to note down the gateway IP address. It’s the address of your wireless router,
and you might need it later for port forwarding.
Change the port you’re using for this camera to other value (such as “8080”) in “Web Port” if you know the default port
number “88” is blocked by your Internet service provider or phone carrier. Then, enter the user name (admin) and
password (admin) to confirm.
The number of “80” is not recommended to use since some Internet service providers and phone carriers might block the
use of “80”.
Step3: Open Internet Explorer on your laptop / computer, and enter the IP address and port number you just
found in the URL column to access this camera.
The format is
http://ipaddress:portnum
, such as
In the login page, enter the user name, password, and security code to access.
Note:
Please skip the wizard.
Step4: Go to “Config.”
“DDNS”, and enable the DDNS service.
